About time too that GOJ’s made news
on this necessary upgrade public. Since November 2011, the GOJ’s been saddled
with an ever increasing Electricity Bill mainly due to Mercury Incandescent
Bulbs used in Streetlights. Even worse, most of them have malfunctioning
photocells and are still on in the daytime burning current as noted in “Day-Burning Street Lights Costing JPS”, published
Sunday November 20, 2011, Gary Spaulding, Senior Staff Reporter, The Jamaica
Gleaner.

However, despite all this apparently coordinated Energy
Saving Activity, one thing is still true; cheaper Electricity is pointless if
Electricity Consumption habits and importation of Technology that’s not Energy
efficient continues without tighter GOJ regulation. To this end, a PR (Public
Relations) Drive via JIS (Jamaica information Service) has to be done to
educate the Public (yet again!) on Energy Saving tips as
explained in the article “Dry
your tears and wipe those bills”, published Sunday
November 25 2012 by Camilo
Thame Business Co-ordinator, The Jamaica Observer,
to reduce their Electricity and Water Bills,
being as the two are interconnected.

They’re
in need of protection from falling; apparently innovators like Apple aren’t too
into that, as Apple iPhones and Apple iPads “haffi mash up” for persons to
continue buying new products each year and for the Technicians to “eat a food”.

But
it’s patents, licensing and insurance that’ll make the money for Amazon, should
this product make the light of day. Not to mention a reduced need to replace
Amazon Kindle Fire HD Tablets broken from “accidental” falls. Currently there’s
no way to prove the customer isn’t abusing Amazon Replacement Policy by trying
to “pull a fast one’ on Amazon. After all, shouldn’t you have some form of protection
in case of damage to your Tablet due to falls, both over dry land or over a
body of water, for BOTH the customer and Amazon?

So
the logic behind having Fall Protection for your Smartphone and Tablet aside,
how would such Fall Prevention Technology aka Jeff Bezos’ Airbag for smartphones
or Tablets work?

Based
on the Patent filing, the system would be built into reusable cases for
smartphones and Tablets. The principle behind its function is no different from
an airbag in a car and uses the following sensors that are now standard on all
smartphones and Tablets:

1.Gyroscope

2.Internal
Chronometer

3.Magnetometer

4.Accelerometer

5.GPS

6.Camera

Based
on the Data processed from the above standard inputs, the following can be
ascertained:

1.The
point of flight and in free-fall in three dimensional space

2.When
the gadget went into free-fall

3.Where
in terms of location and position in three dimensional space the gadget went
into free-fall

4.Direction
of the fall under accelerating due to gravity, i.e. if straight down or in a
curve or if thrown up and then falling

5.If
the fall is taking place over dry land or over a body of water

6.Reason
for the Fall; this is of greatest interest to insurance companies, Telecom
Providers and companies like Amazon who have to foot the bill to repair or
replace the gadget

At
that point it would then do of the following based on the above Data:

1.Bi-chemicals
reactions would create a non-flammable Gas that would be used to create Gas
jets, reorienting the gadget in such a ways as to minimize a fall. This would
be for a fall from a distance below 4 feet

2.Bi-chemicals
reactions would create a non-flammable Gas that would be used to rapidly
inflate compressed airbags at the sides of the gadget. This would envelope the
gadget with an airbag or even rubberized foam if the fall’s detected to be over
a body of water. This would be for a fall from a distance above 4 feet to 6
feet

3.Bi-chemicals
reactions would create a non-flammable Gas that would be used to rapidly deploy
a parachute or flotation device in case of fall into a body of water i.e. river
of the sea, thereby creating drag and slowing down the fall of the gadget. This
would be for a fall above 6 feet

4.Send
Data during or after the fall to an AWS (Amazon Web Services) Server viewable by
the customer post-fall on a
Cloud-Based platform regarding all the details of the fall. This can serve as a
record that the user as well as Amazon can peruse at their leisure with regards
to reasons for the fall and what to do to prevent it in the future

Again,
albeit this sounds a bit silly, it’s a sound idea that needs refining. If it’s
possible to fit such a large airbag into a car’s steering wheel without adding
any significant bulk, also a significant investment on the part of the owner to
protect your life in the event of a crash, how difficult can it be for a
smartphone or Tablet Case?

One
thing is certain; the real money’s in patents, licensing and insurance should
Amazon successfully develop such a Fall Prevention Technology for its line of Tablets
and possibly smartphones in the future in its line of cases without adding bulk.
With 2013 looking to be the Year of the Mobile Computing as it slowly poisons
and kills off the PC, Printing and Console Gaming as concluded in my Geezam blog
article entitled “How
the Apple iPad killed Ultrabooks, Printing and the Mouse as the World
Rediscovers Tablets” insurance premiums to ensure these
breakable screens’ll go up for sure.

Thus
having airbags in the cases for your smartphone or Tablet, just like making a
Backup of your smartphone or Tablets Data is one sure way to reduce or even
eliminate the cost of insuring your “precious” with which you spend so much
time, a plus for consumers. Amazon stands to make even more money licensing the
Fall Prevention Technology for use in Third Party Case makers for not only
smartphones and Tablets but potentially for any gadget that costs a lot and is
too expensive to ensure.

But
the immediate benefit is in reducing false claims for accidental crack due to
falls or “dunking” in water. Amazon merely has to make it mandatory that the
Fall Prevention Technology built into its cases and be in use at the time of
the fall on land or in a body of water. If the incident occurs without the
gadget having a case with the Fall Prevention Technology actively working,
Amazon’s not liable to replace your gadget, as it’s your fault!

As
for the future of this Fall Prevention Technology, how about anti-gravity;
instead of hitting the ground, it just floats in mid-fall after falling a
pre-set distance above the ground! The research begins with Amazon’s patent
that’s Hyde
Park on Hudson (2012)!

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

“This
administration is actively pursuing the resuscitation of the railway......It
(Enterprise Team) is moving full speed ahead to entertain requests for
proposals and consider these requests, and we expect a railway operation in the
future of this country and indeed in the future of this Administration”

Finance Minister Dr.
Peter Phillips comments in Parliament on Tuesday December 11th 2012
while seeking the Upper House’s approval for North-South Link of Highway 2000
by the National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited

A
strange about-face from their previous held position some six (6) months after
the Minister of Transport and Works Omar Davies made the decision in Parliament
on Wednesday June 20th 2012 to abandon the Railways as reported in “The
train's not coming, baby!”, published Thursday, June 21,
2012 by Ingrid Brown, The
Jamaica Observer. At the time, the argument was that it
was seen as being too costly to maintain, losing some JA$2.5 million per month.

This
multi-modal concept is not just for FDI (Foreign Direct Investors) and
Jamaicans to have options for easier in transportation to the Rural interior
and back to civilization in Kingston or Montego Bay. It’s mainly, in my eyes,
to aid the continued development of our Jamaica’s Future: our Education System
and the many children having difficulty traveling to school in the rural Areas.

A
Well-developed robust Multi-modal System aid in lowering the cost and makes it
easier for them to travel; making this of interest to the Minister of Education
Ronald Thwaites as it would eliminate this idea of not being able to go to the
school of your choice because of lack of transportation due to expense and
safety issues as noted in the article “Expensive
and Unsafe”, published Tuesday December 11, 2012, The Jamaica Gleaner.

This
time around, too, I hope the GOJ finds a suitable FDI (Foreign Direct Investor)
via an open bidding process and replaces the current Trains with Trains that
use LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) as described in my blog
article entitled “JUTC,
Challenger and LNG - Journey to the Center of the Earth”. This would reduce
maintenance costs associated with the JRC Trains, making them more efficient by
avoiding the use and consumption of Bunker “C” Oil or Heavy Diesel used in
Trains currently and easily fouls the Engines.

Throw
in contracts for Freight from Private Sector companies interested in reducing
their transportation costs. Even making them partners in the JRC by having them
own Trains in much the same way you can own a container should generate enough
Revenue for the venture to be successful and eliminate the JA$2.5 million in
monthly maintenance costs, thus making the Railways break-even, if not
profitable.

The
GOJ’s change of mindset as it relates to Trains is a good step back in the right
direction, and puts the Multi-Modal approach to Transportation in Jamaica back
on track, pun very much intended.Hopefully, it will also be reflected in a change of mindset as it
relates to an islandwide rollout of the JUTC to replace the confused system of JATOO
affiliated taxis and buses as predicted in my blog
article entitled “JATOO
and the Transportation Revolution in Jamaica - Babylon By Bus”.

Proving
in the long run that the GOJ isn’t Cirque du Soleil:
Worlds Away (2012) but has revived this necessary service
so it does Not
Fade Away (2012)! Folks, stay turned to my blog as I
track this breaking development as the GOJ gets back on track with the
Multi-Modal Transportation concept.